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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Very well! Hon. Members, there is a matter on which I am obligated to give some directions to the House. This pertains to the issues raised by the Member for Kisumu Town West, supported by the Member for Githunguri and supplemented by the Member for Kibwezi. The Standing Orders which govern the practice and procedure of this House are clear on what happens to a Bill after it is read the First Time. I want to draw your attention to the Standing Order No.111(1), which states as follows, and I want to read that in extenso:- “A Bill having been read a First Time shall stand committed to the relevant Departmental Committee without question put”. So, it follows that it is a matter of course that once a Bill is read in the House for the First Time, it automatically stands committed to the Committee without the Speaker having to prompt the Committee that it now has ownership of the Bill. So, the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee was under duty to have its input in the Bill as soon as it was read. So, that cannot be an excuse for the Committee not doing its work. So, once a Bill is read the First Time, and even for that matter, as soon as it is published, Bills will normally be circulated to all the Members and the minimum that is expected of Members is that as soon as they receive the Bills in their pigeon holes, they will take the trouble to acquaint themselves with the contents of the Bill and, therefore, be prepared to contribute to the Bill as it comes to Second Reading. Hon. Members, I further want to draw your attention to paragraph 2 of that Standing Orders, which tells you what the House will do if a Committee fails to make a report timeously by the time you get to Second Reading. So, Members, please, stand guided. I want to urge you to contribute to this Bill because it is before the House now. If you had any objections as to the validity or lawfulness of the Bill proceeding in Second Reading, then you should have raised those objections before it was moved and seconded, for that matter. Now, you are overtaken by events quite obviously and you cannot find any protection in the law, I am afraid! Let us proceed!"
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